{"product_id":"american-dark-comedy-wes-d-gehring-9780313261848","title":"American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire","description":"From Charlie Chaplin's \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Rush\u003c\/i\u003e to Quentin Tarantino's \u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse Five\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatch-2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarold and Maude\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeathers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNatural Born Killers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wes Gehring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313261849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313261848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.88d","brand":"Wes Gehring","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119565664511,"sku":"9780313261848","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79c47d18-b3e7-4038-927e-c97c3d7fb5ae.jpg?v=1687409944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-dark-comedy-wes-d-gehring-9780313261848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}